The Hurlbert lab is looking for an undergraduate interested in conducting local fieldwork to track arthropod abundance, especially caterpillars, over the summer to detect when they reach peak abundance in relation to the timing of avian reproduction. We will use … Read more
Project NeuroTeen is a longitudinal study examining the important role of peers and parents on neurobiological development during adolescence. We will be following 150 middle/high school students across 5 years. This study is currently beginning it’s fifth year now and … Read more
The RISE (RCT for Innovating Stress-related eHealth) Study is a first-in-kind research endeavor exploring the efficacy of a smart phone-based intervention designed to prevent the onset of posttraumatic stress symptoms, depression, anxiety, and pain after sexual assault. We highly value … Read more
The Yan Lab in the Department of Applied Physical Sciences is looking for undergraduate research assistants starting this spring. Our lab develops new techniques and instruments to trap and manipulate microscopic objects using light (i.e., optical tweezers), and to study … Read more
The research assistant will support Water Institute faculty, staff, and students in researching, analyzing, and summarizing national and international priorities and regulations with respect to monitoring chemical and microbial contaminants in drinking water. This may include review of government documents … Read more
Introduction: Opioid analgesics are commonly used to treat pain but have serious side effects, including addiction, dependence, and death from overdose. The Mouse Grimace Scale (MGS) was developed to quantify characteristic facial expressions associated with spontaneous pain. The MGS is … Read more
Our lab studies learning, decision-making, and emotion in those with and without personality pathology (i.e., symptoms of personality disorders). In particular, our research investigates abnormalities underlying Borderline Personality Disorder and its development during adolescence and early adulthood. To study these … Read more
The CIRCLE Lab at UNC (Psychology and Neuroscience Department) is looking for motivated undergraduate research assistants to join our team! For more information on our lab, please see our lab website at circlelab.unc.edu. The CIRCLE Lab is dedicated to building … Read more
For this project, the student would have the opportunity to develop their data collection skills as well as to see how a research project is developed in political science. The student would be expected conduct research on how long political … Read more
The DEPENd Lab is seeking undergraduate research assistants with strong programming backgrounds. Those with substantial training and experience in computer science, data science, or related fields are encouraged to apply. Our lab studies neurocomputational mechanisms of learning, decision-making, and emotion … Read more